王老师,你们这一代人大多有过上山下乡的苦难经历,可否给我们谈谈您是如何走上这治史之路的?走上治史的道路可以说是很偶然的。我从小喜欢画画,立志要当一个专业画家,在读大学之前,几乎全部的业余时间都用来学画了。我母亲在美术界工作,所以也有一些有利的条件。高中毕业以后,可以不下乡,因为家中已有哥哥去云南支边, Wang, most of your generation have experienced the hardships of going to the mountains and going down to the countryside. Can you tell us how you embarked on this path of history? The path to governing history can be said to be very fortuitous. Since I was a child, I like to draw pictures and aspire to be a professional painter. Before I graduated from college, I spent almost all my spare time learning to paint. My mother works in the art world, so there are some favorable conditions. After graduating from high school, you can not go to the countryside, because my brother has to go home in Yunnan branch,